Sentence Improvement
Direction: In the following questions, a sentence/part of the sentence is printed in bold. Below are given alternatives to the bold sentence/part of the sentence at (1), (2) and (3) which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed, your answer is (4).
- He met European lady at the conference who works for an NGO.
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A European → Consonant sound.
More over, antecedent of who is lady.
a European lady who works for an NGO, at the conference is the right usage.Correct Option: C
A European → Consonant sound.
More over, antecedent of who is lady.
a European lady who works for an NGO, at the conference is the right usage.
- If he has time he will telephone.
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No improvement
Correct Option: D
No improvement
- The notorious criminal went to the police to go to prison.
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surrender (V.) : allow yourself to be caught, taken prisoner.
Here, surrendered himself before the police is the right usage.Correct Option: B
surrender (V.) : allow yourself to be caught, taken prisoner.
Here, surrendered himself before the police is the right usage.
- This news is too good to be true.
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No improvement
⇒ He is too weak to walk.
⇒ He is so weak that he cannot walk.Correct Option: C
No improvement
⇒ He is too weak to walk.
⇒ He is so weak that he cannot walk.
- We do not believe in a dual policy of the company.
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Noun + Preposition + Noun ⇒ definite.
It is not proper to use article a.
Hence, in this dual is the right usage.Correct Option: A
Noun + Preposition + Noun ⇒ definite.
It is not proper to use article a.
Hence, in this dual is the right usage.